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package uk.co.real_logic.sbe.generation;

import uk.co.real_logic.sbe.ir.Ir;

/**
 * Target a code generator for a given language.
 */
public interface TargetCodeGenerator
{
    /**
     * Get a new {@link CodeGenerator} for the given target language.
     *
     * @param ir        describing the message schemas from which code should be generated.
     * @param outputDir to which the generated code with be written.
     * @return a new instance of a {@link CodeGenerator} for the given target language.
     */
    CodeGenerator newInstance(Ir ir, String outputDir);
}
